Trick or Treat...smell my feet...

We dressed Nathan up as a dinosaur and went to Santa Anita mall to trick or treat. Of course, Nathan didn't know what da heck was going on, but I think he enjoyed looking at all the different creatures walking around. He actually took the candy from the people handing them out. :) I'll post pictures once I download the pics. Jon and I thought about this after the fact, but I should have boiled an egg and colored it with green spots for Nathan to carry around....Yoshi! All in the all, we had fun, but I think next year, we'll go trick or treating for real. I think the mall really takes away from the spirit of Halloween. You had some stores who are very excited to hand out handy, and you have those who are less than excited... :(
After the mall, we went to Black Angus for dinner....and of course, Nathan had a fun time there. He loves going to restaurants....dunno why...maybe it's because I always give him some tastes of what we are eating.

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So maybe Nathan shouldn't be hanging out with Shadow anymore....

Teehee! Teehee!

Nathan caught his first bug!

This past weekend, Jon, Nathan, and I had brunch on Sunday at the Trump golf course in Palos Verdes. It was quite tasty and the view was fantastic! Nathan sat in the high chair and of course was interested in what we were eating and demanded some. I gave him some hard cheese, and he was content with that. :) I also gave him some pasta, and I think he liked that. It was just penne pasta with tomato sauce and veggies. After brunch, we walked around outside and took some pictures. I was surprised to see the water actually being blue in PV--not the brown water in Santa Monica.
But before we headed to brunch, I noticed Nathan had a runny nose and a slight cough. He was still a happy baby so I knew it didn't bother him. But....on Sunday night, I think his runny nose started to bother him when he was sleeping, so he was waking up every hour crying....we did not get any sleep. Jon must have been a zombie on Monday--he had to go in at 6am....Me? I called in and told my manager that I was going to stay at home to take care of Nathan...Nate and I took a nap together from 2pm to 5pm...We were BOTH tired. By Monday afternoon, his runny nose stopped (to my surprise), and so yesterday night, he did not wake up at all in the middle of the night. Yea! But for some reason, my neck is sore today, and I'm at work today. :(

Flowchart

I'm usually apathetic when it comes to politics, but I just had to share this....Totally cracked me up! Click on it for a bigger version.

Step by Step ooooooo Babay!

So I just aged myself with my title....anyhooo.

I'm blogging about this so I don't forget--Nathan is walking!! Last week, he took 2 steps, and just yesterday night, he took 3 steps! The look on his face is just priceless. It's a combination of a surprised look and happy look. He falls foward because I think his legs can't catch up with his upper body!!

Shopping for Jewels!

Yay! My cousin's baby shower is next month! I'm soooo looking foward to shopping for her and her baby boy. I think I already know what I'm going to get her. =D

It's going to be at the Scarlet Tea Room...looks yummy!

Smile!

This is how much I love my Orbit Toddler Seat! A funny smile from Nathan. He smiles like this sometimes. It just cracks us up!

Oh...a word on car seats...so we went to Houston and rented a car there...we decided to just rent a toddler car seat because we didn't want to lug around the Orbit. Anyhow, when we received the car seat...the thing must have weighed only 5 pounds, no joke. I looked at it and had a disgusted look. It's nothing compared to the 15 pounds or so Orbit seat. So I installed the darn thing and it was just floppy! The whole time we were in Houston, I was so paranoid. I don't even know how to explain...I felt that the car seat was not secure...who knows...maybe it's because I am used to the Orbit? I don't know....if anyone is curious, just give me call or I'll explain to you the next time I see ya. So, I was so paranoid, when we arrived at the hotel, I hopped online to the Evenflo (the brand of the car seat) website, and sure enough, I installed it correctly. Piece of junk...the other night, when I went to Target, I saw the same car seat!! And guess how much it was??.....$60!!!!!.....and guess how much the rental car place charged us....$60.

Lesson learned: Bringing car seat next time we go on vacation!